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Sarah Symes (1984, Dublin) has just completed a BA in Fine Art at the
Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT). She is the 2006
recipient of the Lorna Brett Jordan Bursary for
printmaking. Sarah has also been awarded the
Mullan Gallery Prize for best bronze sculpture at the 125th Annual Exhibition of the Royal Ulster Academy
of Arts.
In her most recent work, Sarah has
been using materials from the environment as a tool. She is interested
in fungi and their spore patterns in relation to the
idea of 'the city mushrooming out of control'. The
artist has used the spore patterns as a form of drawing in
her prints. Highlighting the individuality of people in the
city these prints are all unique images; although some may
appear similar, they all have a slight variation in colour,
pattern or formation.
"City":
(click here to view the DIT Graduate Show installation of
that piece)
"Spore Floor
I"
"Spore Floor II"
The effects of light and reflections are also of interest to
Sarah, as evident with her photograms shown here.
Photograms are created by shining light onto objects placed
directly on photosensitive paper. Each of these
photograms is entirely unique capturing the image of the
light at the moment it hits the paper. Similarly to the
spore patterns the images created by Sarah are like
fingerprints consisting of fine lines and unique formations.
Exhibitions and other
achievements:
2007
- 'Cead in China' exhibition (Shanghai,
Hangzhou and Beijing)
- RHA 177th annual exhibition
2006
- Royal Ulster Academy of Arts, 125th Annual
Exhibition (awarded the Mullan
Gallery Prize
for best bronze sculpture)
- RDS Student Art Awards travelling exhibition.
- Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show and RDS
Concert Hall Exhibition.
- Dublin Institute of Technology, Fine Art
Graduate Show.
- South Dublin County Council 2006 Calendar.
2005 -
Art Exhibition, Celbridge Library, Co. Kildare.
- Royal Ulster Academy of Arts, 124th Annual
Exhibition.
- South Dublin County Libraries Oidhreacht
2005 Our Heritage Photographic Competition,
Highly Commended.
Literature:
2006
- The Irish Times, 27th June 2006, Review of
DIT Graduate 06, Aidan Dunne.
Other interests and skills:
- Cork Printmakers' Studio - Printing on wax and
plaster.
- National College of Art and Design - Portfolio
Preparation course Life Drawing and Painting course.
Yellow Brick Road coarse in bead work.
- Ceramics.
- Photography.
"Spore Drawing"
"Ant"
"Gift"
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